Garibaldi's Shield missing for 20 years is found at house in Rome

Ornamental shield depicts ‘father of the fatherland’ and some of the battles he foughtItalian art police have recovered a long-missing sculpture known as Garibaldi’s Shield from an architect’s house in Rome.The ornamental bronze shield was a gift from the people of Sicily to Gen Giuseppe Garibaldi, who played a major part in the struggle for Italian unification and is considered one of the “fathers of the fatherland”. Continue reading...